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DEFINITION
Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2003 |
5,904,883 |
#3 |
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| 2002 |
5,830,854 |
#3 |
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| 2001 |
5,792,598 |
#3 |
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| 2000 |
5,698,562 |
#2 |
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| 1999 |
5,595,363 |
#3 |
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| 1998 |
5,516,583 |
#3 |
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| 1997 |
5,471,631 |
#2 |
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| 1996 |
4,559,633 |
#3 |
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| 1995 |
4,304,816 |
#3 |
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| 1994 |
4,246,843 |
#3 |
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| 1993 |
4,224,074 |
#2 |
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| 1992 |
4,299,409 |
#2 |
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| 1991 |
4,302,183 |
#2 |
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DEFINITION: Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward.
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